Binding-strip for papers



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I. W. HEYSINGER.

BINDINGSTRIP FOR PAPERS, am. No. 341.005 Patented May 4, 1886.

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UNITED ST TES PATENT OFFICE.

.ISAAC \V. HEYSIXGER, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVA NIAJ amome-srmeron means, etc.

ere-sings TION forming part of Letters Patent No. 341.005. dated May 4) 1856- ing is a full, clear, and exact description, ref;

erence being had to the drawings accompanying and forming a part: of this specification, in which t Figure 1 is a top view of oncof my bindiug-strips as made up for sale as an article of manufacture. Fig. 2 is a back view of the same applied to a number of sheets of paper which are thus bound up by .its use. Fig. 3 is an end view of Fig. 2, and Fig. 4 is a transverse sectional view of Fig. 1 through the middie of one of the flaps ll.

The lettering in all the figures is uniform. My invention relates to the construction of ot'a strip of book-muslin, leather, leatherette,

paper, parchment, or other substance, of suitable width, made up into an art iclc of manufacture, and adapted by its construction to be readily folded along the middle line, to embrace the edges of. a number of sheets of paper along one of t he sides thereof, so as to form a protective hinder or bindiug'strip, and in which each sheet of paperissqmrately caught and held, as herein shown and described.

Referring to the drawings, at A is shown one of my binding-strips (see Fig. 1) ready for use, but not folded. it consists ofanelongated strip of book-muslin or other suitable material, of such color or ornamentation as may be most agreeable or appropriate, and of a length nearly as great as the width of the sheets of papcrto which it to be applied. For ordinary legal cap, for instance, of eight and a half inches width, the strip should be about eightinchcs long, but the length may be varied at-will; or two or morebinding-strips maybe used upon a single sheet of paper, eugraving, &c. The strip A, which for ordinary purposes may be from one to 'two inches wide, is perforated from end to end neatly along its middle line, or at a greater distance from one side than from the other, with a series of small perforations, c c c, by which means the lateral segments of the strip will be hinged upon thislincot' perforations, asshown in Fig. 4, so that they may be readily folded in either A atiuail tiled own: i, we; omit satanic. (No model.

interposed material not cut away a series allyleave the bindingstrip solid from end to "end, as shown at a, Fig. l, but upon the up to render their appearance more agieeable to 5S creases, but I prefer the perforations for the reason, among others, that they give a better hinge-joint, and also one longer in thefold of I the hinge, as the perforations form from the I of straps, so to speak,- which extend around the edge of the papers, instead of a'sitnple V, as would be produced by a crease. To increase the length of these straps, I sometimes make these pcrfomt ions elliptical, having the long axis across the strip, whereby straps of any length can be obtained to .fold or draw around theedgcs of bulky papers. Upon one side of this perforated line I user posite side I divide it upon the lines I: bit atcroseangles to the length of the strip into a series of separate flaps, B Ii 15, which may be from one fourth to one-half-ineh or more in width, any one of which may be folded down independently of the others, being cut down to the line of perforations c c c. i also somet times use these flaps upon both sides of the seam or c, interdigitating or alternating with 8c each other; but I usually prefer to use them only upon one side, as shown. I generally round or point the ends of these flaps B B B, to prevent corners from turning up, and also tizze eye, and I often finish the edge of the solid side a with ornamentations of various kinds. At the middle of the strip I prefer to replace-the flaps I; B Ii with an enlarged flap, B, which I provide with a large hole, b, by means of which the bundle. of papers may be hung up, as upon a suspension-ring, or the large flap B may also be turned down and used upon the papers, like the others, if de sired, and I sometimes carry the flaps B B B entirely along the length of the strip, thus dispensing with the flap B altogether.

Upon the solid side a of the strip A,atsuitable distances, 1 usually provide pairs of in-. dentations, perforations, or marks d d d (I, by. means of whiehtheproper points are indicated fortheinsertionof metallicstaples, such as are in common use for binding papers when i it is desired to use. such stapleswhereby when the binding-strip A is used the staples will be driven at an equal distance from the edge of the papers, and also at properdistauees apart alongthc length'thereof, and the edges of the 5 stapled papers will be protectul by the-binding strip. I

1 form the strip A as a whole bycutting it by means ofa suitaldecuttingdieont of book- Innslin, or other suitable material, and I usuall v,'as shown in Fig. 4, have these sheets gunnned or provided with an adhesive surface on onesidc,(?, Fig. 4, beforccnttingthem up into bindi|ig-strips,whercbythe strips are stamped out ready fol-use; o'r theguln or glue may be applied subsequently to cutting them out; or, they may be left ungnmmed until used, when they may begunnned by the purchaser or left ungninmed, according to the work to be done with them. 1 also sometimes. instead of cut-ting out the tlaps 1% It B, Fig. l, .iaeiely mark the lines b bb, so that they may be cut. out by the user, or left uncut in wholeor part; but l usually prefer to make them complete, as shown in the figures audherein described. To use my invention, I take a number of sheets of paper which I desire to bind together and moisten the gummed surface of one of my st rips, which I lay upon the table gumme'd side up. 1 lay my first sheet of paper face down, with the edge thereof upon the adhcsirc strip, the edge of the paper coming up tlnsh with the front margin of the row of perforations c c e. and I smooth it down, so as to cause it to adhere alonp its length. I then lay a second sheet uping uudistuvlml the two outside, flaps") fold down two of the flaps near the opposite ends, and two near the middle, the flaps being already moistened, though in most. cases two flaps only will sutlice to hold the sheet ofpaper securely, which may vary according to the number sheets-to be bound together. Then a third sheetis laid upon these, face down, and two more ilaps' are drawn down and fastened last sheet is laid down, the two outside flaps and the two nearest the center ll, as shown in Fig. .2, are drawn down and cemented fast, which gives a good firm finish to tlnwhole. It will be seen (see Fig. 3) that the papers open clear back to the edge of the sheets, which allows the bound sheets to lie flat upon a table or be bent over backward perfectly-tlat as the pages are read, which makes this especially useful for lawyers, legal pa 'pers, Patent, Olllce specifications, or for the use of I 'clergymcn, authors, lecturers, &c. 'hen the tlapsnpon onebindingst rip are not sutlieicntly numerous to bind-all the sheets of paper required, after binding as many together as can be conveniently done, (starting with the first page, face downward, and so on eonseeutivcly,) then moisten another bindingstrip and lay it down, as before, gummed side up, and upon its solid side a lay the bound edge ofthis bundle, already hound together,

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just as with t-hetirstsheet, and bind it fast with the cement. The flaps will new project,

as before, and separate sheets laid on can be attacln-d to the first bundle in the same way indefinitely; or the succeeding binding-strips may be otherwise applied, as desired. The central flap, l, may be left, as in Big. 2, to act as a su.-=pension tag or ring; or it may be pasted down with the rest, as may be thought As shown by the dotted lines 1* 3/ of Fig. 4,'the strip mm be readilytolded either to the front or back. In one case the cemented surface C- will be inside for binding 3 in the manner above described. In thcother case the cement-or gum C will present outward. \Yhen folded thus, the stripfortns an adminble mounting-hinge for engravings, &c., by means of which they (an be attached attheir margins to the heavy mounting boards upon which they are hinged. When the stripis longer than is required for this purpose, it can be divided across the lincsb b b and made into shorter pieces of any suitable length,

In addition totheuses indicated, the device, as shown and described, is capable of being used for many other purposes in oftices. &c., for tiling bills, hanging up show-cards, ealendzns'hlmanacs, fastening leaves into books, pasting in pricelists, attaching index or refcrcuce tags to books as permanent; markers, &c., and l'vary the construction somewhat-as may be required for the special purpose in View without departing from the general con- :00

struction and adaptation herein shown and described.

on this firstshcct, face down also, and (leav- While any suitable material may be used, I prefer to employ book-muslin of various oolors, or othertextilc material, as beingsttonger in use, more flexible, and also morceasily applied, as well as agreeable to the eye, and more durable in the foldings to 'which the bound papers are liable to bc-subjceted.

Havingnow-described myinvention, whatl rto claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,

as to the back thereof, and so on until. when the 1. As an article of manufacture, the adhesit e binding-st rip A,consisting of a tlatstrip of muslin or other suitable fabric gnnnned or 00- 1 r5 tnented upon one side, divided into two latcral halves, (l and 1:, by the longitudinal row of wrforations c c c, or its equivalent, the part; a being solid and the opposite side being subdivided into the series of independently-open 12o ated tlaps It It ll by the divisions b b b, substantially as described.

2. The binding-strip A, having apcrfot'atod longitudinal central scam, cc 0, uncut sidea,

and opposite side, B, divided into aseries of I25 flaps ll 1! I; and B b by the divisions -11 b 6, extending in front the free edge of the strip to the longitudinal scam c, substantially as described.

3. The binding strip or tag A, havingalonr30 gitudiual perforated scam, 0, solid side a, and opposite suspension-flap, B, provided with hole b, substantially as shown and described.

4. A binding-strip consisting of a flat piece of suitable material divided longitudinally by Mom, so ihat the two lateral segments thereof a row of perfomtions or a folded seam intot-wo may befreel y bent or folded against each other, lateral segments, one of the said segments beeither to bring the gununed surface to the out- 15 ing provided with perforations, indentati0ns,' side or the inside of the said fold, and adapted 5 or marks to indimte the plaeesnt which bindto be used either entire or divided into suiting-suiples are intended to be driven when ahlelengths forhinding sheeteofpaper,monntused upon papers, &c., substantially as shown ing engravings, or other like purposes, suband described. stant ially as described. 5. The adhesive binding-strip A, consisting ISAAC \V. HEYSINSER. 1o bf ailnt strip of muslin, paper, or otLz: 7:33.- 'itnesses:

able material cemented or guinmed npon'one 1 M. B. FENNINGEB, of its faces and divided by a row of perforai J L. HEYGINGER. 

